Basket for a bottle washing machine

ABSTRACT

A bottle washing machine basket having a plastics lining including rectangular metal boxes (1) into each of which there is driven a liner (5) of a plastics material provided with a nose (6); the diameter of the liner is slightly larger than the inside width of the compartment into which it is inserted so that a slight deformation is required to drive the liner home and the liner is automatically clamped (FIG. 1).

[ June 11, 1974 United States Patent [191 Vandergeeten l34/l52X 198/131 220/l7X 220/l7X 198/13] BASKET FOR A BOTTLE WASHING 3,088,473 5/1963 MACHINE 3 090,478 5/1963 3226,074 12/1965 [75] Inventor: Albert Emile Isidore Marcel 3,256,441 6/1966 Grasty.... Vandergeeten, Brussels. Belgium 3 474 894 10/!969 Ciongwa Assignee: Vickers-Vandergeeten So ie FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 696,850 10/1940 Germany...;........................l98/l3l Anonyme. Brussels. Belgium Nov. 24, 1970 Appl. No.: 92,411

[22] Filed:

Primary Exami'nerRoy D. Frazier Assistant ExaminerAbraham Frankel Attorney, Agent, or FirmGeorge F. Dvorak; Stephen T. Skrydlak; Marden S. Gordon ABSTRACT A bottle washing machine basket having a plastics lining including rectangular metal boxes (1) into each of which there is driven a liner (5) of a plastics material provided with a nose (6); the diameter of the liner is slightly larger than the inside width of the compart- [56] References Cited UNlTED STATES PATENTS ment into which it is inserted so that a slight deformation is required to drive the liner home and the liner is automatically clamped (FlG. l).

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Such baskets have been hitherto produced either by I According to the present invention, there is provided a bottle washing machine basket having a detachable plastics lining, such basket including a rectangular metal box having compartments into each of which there is driven a liner of a plastics material provided with a nose, the diameter of a liner being slightly larger than the inside width of the compartment into which it is inserted so that a slight deformation is required to drive the liner home and the liner is thereby clamped in the compartment.

Conveniently, parallel edges of the metal box are bent over slightly to form a conical configuration operative in centring the nose of a liner inserted in a compartment.

In" order that the invention may be clearly understood, an embodiment thereof will be described in more detail, by way of example only, with reference to FIG. 4 is a'fragmentary projective view of a plastic liner engaged with a wall of the box.

Referring to the drawings, a bottle washing machine basket includes an elongated rectangular metal box 1 which is open at the top and bottom and which contains partitions 2 dividing the box into compartments 3. The lower longitudinal edges of the box are bent over slightly towards one another to form conical edge portions 4 (see FIG. 2).

A cylindrical liner 5 of plastics material having a conical nose 6' is driven into each of the compartments 3 of the metal box 1. The neck of a bottle when inserted in the compartment may pass through the nose 6 or not depending on the circumstances.

The diameter of a liner 5 is slightly larger than the inside dimensions of a compartment, so that a slight deformation is necessary when the liner is driven home and the liner is thereby reliably clamped in the compartment.

To further assist retention of the liner 5 in the compartment, a triangular shaped projection 7 is formed on a portion of the outer surface of the liner 5 havingits lower side sloping downwardly from the apex toward the liner with its upper side being substantiallyperpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the liner and extending from the apex toward the liner. The projection 7 adapted for engagement in a notch 8 formed in a wall of the compartment 3 to assistin retaining the liner 5' therein.

A basket constructed as described above presents the following advantages; I

1. Satisfactory rigidity of the complete basket constituted by assembly of a plurality of compartments, e.g. 12, it being possible for this number to be increased to 40 or 50 and more elements width-wise.

2. Very secure assembly of the plastics liners in the metal box and hence complete stability.

3. Easy replacement of any damaged liner at any time.

4. Effective centring of the nose of the plastics liner relatively to the compartment of the basket in which-it is inserted.

What I claim is:

l. A bottle carrier comprising:

an elongated-rectangular frame'open at the top and bottom and having a pair of spaced longitudinally extending substantially parallel side walls;

a plurality of spaced transversely extending partitions mounted between the side walls dividing the frame into a series of longitudinally spaced compartments; I

an elongated cylindrical plastic sleeve being forcibly inserted into each compartment, each sleeve being open at the top and bottom, the outer diameter of each sleeve being slightly larger than the inner width of the compartment into which it is inserted so that a slight deformation occurs thereby fixedly clamping. the sleevein the compartment, the bottom end of each sleeve tapering downwardly and inwardly to define an inverted conical end surface for receiving the top end portion of a bottle therein, each sleeve being of a length such that the bottom end extends downwardly from its compartment to a position beneath the bottom longitudinal edges of the sidewalls of the frame and g the bottom longitudinal edges of the frame sidewalls being bent inwardly towards one another at an acute angle so as to engage a portion of the outer surface of the conical end of the sleeve inserted in the compartment in a manner to position each sleeve in the compartment in which it is inserted.

2. The bottlecarrier as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by each compartment having a recess formed in one of the sidewalls thereof; and

each sleeve having an outwardly extending projection provided on its outer periphery and radially extending therefrom, the projection adapted for positive engagement in the sidewall recess for positioning and retaining the sleeve in the compartment into which it is inserted.

3. The bottle carrier as set forth in claim 2 wherein the projection is V-shaped having a flat substantially horizontal upper surface for engagement with the top edge of the sidewall recess, and the lower surface of the projection being tapered downwardly from the apex of the projection to the outer periphery of the sleeve.

4. The bottle carrier as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by each compartment having a recess formed in one of the sidewalls thereof; and

each sleeve having an outwardly extending projection provided on its outer periphery and radially extending therefrom, the projection adapted for horizontal upper surface for engagement with the top edge of the sidewall recess, and the lower surface of the a projection being tapered downwardly from the apex of the projection to the outer periphery of the sleeve. 

1. A bottle carrier comprising: an elongated rectangular frame open at the top and bottom and having a pair of spaced longitudinally extending substantially parallel side walls; a plurality of spaced transversely extending partitions mounted between the side walls dividing the frame into a series of longitudinally spaced compartments; an elongated cylindrical plastic sleeve being forcibly inserted into each compartment, each sleeve being open at the top and bottom, the outer diameter of each sleeve being slightly larger than the inner width of the compartment into which it is inserted so that a slight deformation occurs thereby fixedly clamping the sleeve in the compartment, the bottom end of each sleeve tapering downwardly and inwardly to define an inverted conical end surface for receiving the top end portion of a bottle therein, each sleeve being of a length such that the bottom end extends downwardly from its compartment to a position beneath the bottom longitudinal edges of the sidewalls of the frame and the bottom longitudinal edges of the frame sidewalls being bent inwardly towards one another at an acute angle so as to engage a portion of the outer surface of the conical end of the sleeve inserted in the compartment in a manner to position each sleeve in the compartment in which it is inserted.
 2. The bottle carrier as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by each compartment having a recess formed in one of the sidewalls thereof; and each sleeve having an outwardly extending projection provided on its outer periphery and radially extending therefrom, the projection adapted for positive engagement in the sidewall recess for positioning and retaining the sleeve in the compartment into which it is inserted.
 3. The bottle carrier as set forth in claim 2 wherein the projection is V-shaped having a flat substantially horizontal upper surface for engagement with the top edge of the sidewall recess, and the lower surface of the projection being tapered downwardly from the apex of the projection to the outer periphery of the sleeve.
 4. The bottle carrier as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by each compartment having a recess formed in one of the sidewalls thereof; and each sleeve having an outwardly extending projection provided on its outer periphery and radially extending therefrom, the projection adapted for positive engagement in the sidewall recess for positioning and retaining the sleeve in the compartment into which it is inserted.
 5. The bottle carrier as set forth in claim 4 wherein the projection is V-shaped having a flat substantially horizontal upper surface for engagement with the top edge of the sidewall recess, and the lower surface of the projection being tapered downwardly from the apex of the projection to the outer periphery of the sleeve. 